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NHL: Pens and Wings get it on in Hockeytown.
5/30/09 @ 7:09:23 am


DETROIT (AP) - Hockeytown is getting ready to host another Stanley Cup finals and the opponents are very familiar -- the Detroit Red Wings will be at home Saturday night against the Pittsburgh Penguins, the team the Wings beat last year in six games to take the Cup. This is the first time since 1983 and 1984 when the New York Islanders and Edmonton Oilers split a pair of titles that the NHL championship is a rematch.


 


The Red Wings have won four Cups in 11 seasons. They are built on a foundation of older stalwarts such as captain Nicklas Lidstrom, Tomas Holmstrom, Kris Draper and Kirk Maltby. They are bolstered by relative newcomers Pavel Datsyuk and Henrik Zetterberg, their top two regular-season scorers.


 


The Penguins are an up-and-coming team built around two of the best young players in the sport, Sidney Crosby and Evgeni Malkin. They are tied for the NHL playoff lead with 28 points. Crosby is on top with 14 goals, and Malkin is right behind him with 12.



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